org.openbase.jul.pattern

Interface Filter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of object on which the filter works

All Known Subinterfaces:

ListFilter<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFilter, MockUpFilter

public interface Filter<T>

Filter which decides for a list of objects which to keep and which to filter out.

Author:

Tamino Huxohl

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default List<T>	filter(List<T> list) Deprecated. not part of filter anymore use ListFilter instead
boolean	filter(T type) Verifies an object of type t.
default boolean	verify(T type) Deprecated. refactored to filter so use this instead

Method Detail

filter

boolean filter(T type)
        throws CouldNotPerformException

Verifies an object of type t.

Parameters:

type - the object which is verified

Returns:

true if it should be kept and else false

Throws:

CouldNotPerformException - if the verification fails

verify

@Deprecated
default boolean verify(T type)
                            throws CouldNotPerformException

Deprecated. refactored to filter so use this instead

Verifies an object of type t.

Parameters:

type - the object which is verified

Returns:

true if it should be kept and else false

Throws:

CouldNotPerformException - if the verification fails

filter

@Deprecated
default List<T> filter(List<T> list)
                            throws CouldNotPerformException

Deprecated. not part of filter anymore use ListFilter instead

Filter object from the list for which the verification fails.

Parameters:

list - the list which is filtered

Returns:

a filtered list

Throws:

CouldNotPerformException - if an error occurs while filtering